Wire tightener and twister



W. H. MEAD.

WIRE TIGHTENER AND TWISTER.

APPLICATION-FILED NOV-12.1921- ,4185956. 'PatenbedJune6,1922.

llllllmQ PATENT WILLIA'IM H. IiIEAD, 0F AUTA'UGAVILLE, ALABAMA.

WIRE TIGHTENER AND TWISTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 6, 1922.

Application filed November 12, 1921. Serial No. 51 L790.

ful Improvements in Wire T hteners and g; is a speci- Twisters, of which the follow ficatioi'i.

This invention relates to improvements in wire twisting devices and more particularly to a .twisting device adapted to twist loops in the wire of a wire fence, so that the strands of the fence will be tensioned to take up slack and the like.

Another object of the invention is to fur nish a device of the above character which is simple and inexpensive in construction and which will efiiciently operate under all conditions.

Another object of the invention is to provide a wire twisting device including a cooperating loop and hook and means for holding the hook in a fixed posit-ion so that the device may be readily twisted to facilitate placing a twist or loop in the wire operated upon.

With the foregoing objects outlined and with other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel features hereinafter described in detail. illustrated in the accompanying drawing and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure l is a perspective view of the improved device and showing the same secured to a wire fence strand.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the same showing in dotted lines the position of the hook lever before the same has pressed a portion of the wire strand into the loop of the device.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but showing the device turned from a horizontal to a vertical position so that it may be swung about an axis passing through its loop por tion to twist the wire which is grasped by the hook and looped portion.

Fig. -l is a top plan of the device.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a type of.

loop formed by the improved tool.

In the drawing 1 designates a rod or shaft provided at one end with an angular crank portion 2. The other end of said rod or shaft is bent to form a loop 3, the short arm 4 of which is secured to the member 1 by means of a pivot pin 5.

Mounted on. the pin 5 is a lever 6 provided atone end with a hook '7 and adapted at its other end to .be secured in locked position by a catch or hook 8. The member 6 is preferably formed of resilient or flexible material so that the outer end portion 9 of the lever may ,be swung in a clockwise direction relatively to the rod l. to permit theouter end portionofsaid lever to be passed beneath the,

catch or hook 8.

lnpperation the loop 3 is placed upon the strand 10 of awire in a fence and at this time the lever 6 and hook 7 vare swung in an aljiticlockwise direction sufficiently to permit the strand 10 to be passed between the lower face of the loop 3 and the upper face of the hook 7. is swung in a clockwise direction to cause a kink to be formed in the portion of the strand 10 which lies between the opposite sides of the loop 3. The lever 6 is swung downwardly or in a clockwise direction until it passes over the catch or hook 8, and

'then the end portion 9 is moved inwardly toward the rod 1. so that said end portion may be passed upwardly under the hook 8. When the device is in this position the parts are swung from the horizontal position which they occupy in Fig. 2 to the vertical position shown in Figs. 3 and d. Then the handle or crank Q is grasped by the operator and the device is turned in a vertical plane in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 4, about an axis passing through the loop, and this causes the kiuked portion of the wire to be formed into a loop ll such as shown in Figure 5.

From the foregoing I believe that the construction, operation and advantages of the present invention may be readily understood by those skilled in the art and I am aware that various changes may be made in the con struction illustrated without departing from the spirit of the invention as expressed in the following claims.

Without limiting myself to details, I will state that the parts 1. 3 and 4; may be, and are preferably made in one piece, and can be. if desired made of wrought iron or steel. Cast steel or cast iron can also be used in some cases, for cheapness, if desired. The rod 1 (from the pivot 5 to the handle may be 17 inches long, and may be round stock about inch diameter. The crank handle 2 may be 6 or '7 inches long. The loop 3 may be 1%; in diameter. The hook lever may be Then the outer end 9 of the lever 6 I inches long (from 7 to 9) and may be i inch wide and 3; inch thick, and made preferably of steel.

What is claimed and desired to be secured by Letters-Patent is:

1. A. wire twisting device including a rod having a crank at one end and a loop at its other end, a lever pivotally connected to said rod and provided at one end with a hook which cooperates with said loopto engage a wire, and means for locking said lever in a fixed position relatively to said shaft.

2. A wire twisting device including a rod having one of its ends bent to provide an angular extending crank, a loop formed at the opposite end of said rod and integral therewith, a lever pivotally connected to said rod and having a hook at one end cooperating with said loop to grasp a wire, and means "for locking said lever in a fixed position on said rod.

3. A wire twisting device including a rod having one of its ends bent to provide a loop terminating in a short arm, a pin connecting said short arm to said rod, a crank integral with the other end of said rod and extending in a direction substantially parallel to the axis of said loop, a lever pivotally mounted on said pin andprovided with a hook cooperating with said loop to grasp a wire, and means for securing said lever in a fixed position on said rod.

4. A wire twisting device including a rod having one of its ends bent to provide a loop terminating in a short arm, a pin connecting said short arm to said rod, a lever pivotally mounted on said pin and having a hook at one end cooperating with said loop to grasp a wire, a crank carried by said rod, and a second hook mounted on said rod and engageable with said lever for holding the same in a fixed position. a

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WILLIAM H. MEAD. 

